[arch-general] / mounted ro after update

[Andy Pieters]

mount -orw,remount /

of course, not rebind


On 15 September 2012 17:24, P .NIKOLIC <p.nikolic1 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 17:10:15 +0100
> Andy Pieters <Pieters.Andy.Mailing at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Pete
>>
>> On 15 September 2012 13:02, P .NIKOLIC <p.nikolic1 at btinternet.com>
>> wrote:
>> > On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:29:02 +0530
>> > Aurko Roy <roy.aurko at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > Hints please where to look i have compared this system to the
>> >> > laptop and can see no major differences i have checked the drive
>> >> > it reports all ok
>> >> >
>> >> > Pete .
>> >
>> > Humm well still having the same problem i have tried using the older
>> > version of util-linux to no avail
>> >
>> > all disc ID's are correct  so what has been screwed up this was
>> > perfect until the update  or am i going to be forced to
>> > re-install   not an option i look forward to
>> >
>> > Pete .
>> Please accept my apologies if this offends you or appears
>> condescending to you in any way, I have been told by people that they
>> perceive me as such at time. I assure you I mean no offence.
>>
>> Now that that is out of the way, let's get down to business.
>>
>> From the information you have given so far, you are able to boot up
>> successfully, right? I do remember a glitch when upgrading a while ago
>> that caused a similar issue. Until I found the solution, I just added
>> mount / -orw,rebind in /etc/rc.local
>>
>> That caused my / partition to be rw as soon as the boot sequence is
>> completed but still caused my some issues during the daemon start up.
>> After a while I moved that line to /etc/rc.sysinit so it would execute
>> before the daemons.
>>
>> Still a while later I discovered what the problem was, and I think it
>> was in /etc/fstab, something really obvious, in hind sight but I
>> cannot recall at the moment. Would you mind attaching your fstab?
>> Maybe seeing it will trigger my memory.
>>
>> Andy
>
> Hi Andy .
>
>
> Dont worry about your reply  ideas and comments  you are the height of
> politeness compared with some on the lists not just this one either  so
> dont worry
>
> I have compared this machine with the laptop that is similar processor
> ect and same partitioning  layout  , i can see no difference between
> the 2 apart from the actual UUID of the partitions  i will have a play
> with some of those suggestions shortly see what happens .
>
> I have a feeling it may well be related to the latest util-linux and a
> another that was changed at the big update i did  .
>
> Watch this space   .
>
> Of course noone else will offer any assistance  will they  EHhhhh!
>
> Pete .
>
>
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